Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-04-30
THE CONFESSION.
rancho Gomez Makes Full Breast Of the Robbery of WheatOn's on the
 san Pedro.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
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TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 County Oi Pima.
 Francisco Gomez being duly sworn according to law deposes and says: My name Is Francisco Gomez, and I am sometimes called Pancho Gomez. I was born in the State of Jslisco, Re public of Mexico. aud am now g years of age. l make the following statement o' my own free will and violition and without any promise of reward or hope thereof. l desire 10 state the whole truth in regard to certain offences with which am charged.
 On Sunday, the seventeenth day of April, instant. LibradO Puebls met man named Gregorio Alcantar, who lives near the residence of Mr. Wheaton on the San Pedro river. This meeting was at noon in front of the Italian sa loon (PascsD OF Meyer street, in the City ot Tucson, Pima county, Arizona Zen A!can'ar stepped up l was sit lng on bench ID front oi the saloon, aad after LioradO Iuebla had spoken Co Alcantar tte two went away ogg;ner Alter speaking a llt,le Ehi.e together fueOis returned to ne and GregorIo went up the street Puebla ssid to me My fr.eEd. tl=rv is a chance 70 get some mJrey; iler- k mau living on iaa San Pedro f!yer alone who Lss been Co Tombstone Co sell hog" Then ve went to our respective homes. In the hoIee of LibEado Pu b!a hyei a certain Fl Sarco, who has since b.eu killed. fueb.a and Fl Sarco came c my house and asked me to accompany them. told them l had no lCrse, vheteupon Puebla loaned me his h0rsa. Fernando Nasq1ez accompanied us also. Liorsi0 Pue 'ia was mounted un clay back h'rs. SGrco vHs mounted OF @ clay bacz horse marked vith G \. l va mounted on Librad1's dark brown horse branded X; nnd Fernando Vas GueZ was mounted upon bay mare.
 L.orgto Pgebla and SarcC started i- roundabout way by way of ile oiL iime kiln Jf NRsario Ortiz; m s.f ana Nasuuez went Erou1d tLe Ol. kists ot ;he town and met them on the other -iie of Bakers ranch. We ief. Tucson about three O'c!Ock n the afternoon ot sunday, the saUe day above named. | We camped that night about lJ or 20 miles thi7 sIte f the San Pedro. on the road. We got up next morning before | sunrise and reached the riyer about neon. | On the way We met Piacido Raelas and ! another Mexican boy whose name | do | not know. I went to the house of Jesus MOEaga and there inquired the way to 1 the house of C1madnran; thIs s.de of | COmadurHn's l met Alcautar and spoke l to him. LibrEdo Puebla was with me EEd be spoke tO Al,bntar ura- Conn duran's house aud Aic8ntur showed him the house Of Mir. Wheaton, hC. Alcartar did not accompany .Gs. We then pro cveled Gnd puesed NIT. WheHtCn's house and went about two miles below and canped aud spent the afternoon. In passing the house Libraio Puebia held n hg0dkercEief to ,he side of his face sc he would not be recognized. About : | o'clock that evening We broke camp and | went straight Co the house. l got to tho iao. and asked Mr. Wheaton for n l !i.,l. water. He then came out and SGr- l co, the decegsrst. grabbed him and put l him inside and Immediately asked where 1 the money was. NEsquez covered him with a revolver, Puebla Eas sbout 1OO l yHrjs away and Vasquyz b,indfolIsd M-. Wheaton with a white pocket hand | kerchief and also tied hif hands behind | him. l then .oCk the money ont of bis | pocket and handed the moEcy to Vas qutz who then told Inc t0 coll Librado. l took a large rife which was kept in | the house and sad to Librato, You are | wanted inslds." LibrEdo then came to | the house snd said to Mr. Wheaton, | You have Sl5OO in the house. | Where is ity" I was not present | seen Mir. Wheaiop was strung up; l l was out oB guard. When I returned to | the Louse he was lying on the bed and | Puehla was standing guard over him. | Vss9uez sud Ssrco were searching the | house. When I returned they had a boT with raisins in and took handful of .sisins. They had in the meantime | discovered where some gold was hid Nasquez found the money-two twenty | dollar gold pieces. one ten doHsr gold | piece ali l tL.nk two fives. | took out | of his pocket two ten dollar notes, two | five dollar notes and one one dollar note | aud about fouE os five dollars 10 silver, , 1 noticed one O. the five dollar notes ] had a round h0iC iu the center, it was l torn. l then went and guarded till the | others came cut Altogether ve stsid | st the house GbCu! En hour and half: l We then took the trail back Ofthe house, ] round the foothills cf the mcu1taius about four miles until we struck the main road. We Jeff there between eight and nine o'clock at night ot the 18th inst. and got t0 Tucson on the morning of the lJtb about CiEnt o'clock When We got to Tucson Sarco the deceased. gave me the money and told ne Co get it changed n the stores and then go to Judge Meyer and see If l could get L,bradO Corona released. All the money Ve got was SgI. The following articles were also taken \ large government Springfield rifle, jO calibre; two pistols, one large and one small, one silver watch. pair ot saddle bags, field glass and Q piece of sole leather. The deceased pu. on a new cssmere shirt down there. The sad He bsgs snd pistol 1 saw ygsierl.y i1 evidence m the court Of Chas. H. Meyers, think that Ll- brsdo has the gun and watch. l have not my of the things Ina, were brought from there.
 Signed fEANCfsCO GcgEZ.
 Subscribed and sworn to before me Et Tucson, 4. T., this 27th day of April X. D. 1887.
 CHAs. H. MEYER.
 Justice oi the Peace Of Pima Co.